Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 300856861 - Employee's finger amputated when pinched between objects

Accident Summary Nr: 300856861 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/07/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300856861	02/22/2002	4212	0	Waste Management

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 a.m. on February 7, 2002, Employee #1, a welder and mechanic, was installing a heavy steel door on a roll off dumpster when the door shifted. His finger was caught in a pinch point between the door and the tine of a forklift that was being used to stabilize the door and was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, DUMPSTER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300856861			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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